We can discuss our differences on that basis and maybe come to some sort of mutual understanding and respect, even if we still disagree. I don't even know where to begin with iamspen's statement. You'll have a reasonable discussion with a Nazi to find mutual understanding and respect? Yeah, you get...

Except here it's the constitution of the country you're a part of that's preventing it. You said there needed to be limits on secession yourself. What would you propose as an appropriate limit then? A unique culture and population size would be my guess. I don't have any hard and fast answers, only...

On one hand, I respect that there has to be some limits to secession or every country would splinter into a million fragments. On the other... This is a blatant crushing of democracy. Stomping down the catalonians for voting in a referendum is a sickening insult to democracy. The Spanish Constituti...

I wonder what Spain can do to stop this. Send in the police? Yes. On one hand, I respect that there has to be some limits to secession or every country would splinter into a million fragments. On the other... This is a blatant crushing of democracy. Stomping down the catalonians for voting in a ref...

Donald Trump posts video clip of him 'beating' CNN in wrestling . What bothers me is not so much the president of the United States promotes violence against anyone who citicises him (he's been doing that for 18 months and apparently he's still electable). It's more that he's now POTUS, and he real...

To that point, can we all agree that leaks are a serious problem now and need to put to a stop? There are proper whistleblower channels for handling government and official misconduct. What we have right now are just people on both sides of the aisle selectively leaking things to score political po...

http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/13/us/oroville-dam-warnings-ignored/index.html Evacuations have been on and off for the areas near the emergency spillway for the Oroville dam in north-central California, the tallest dam in the united states. This is one of the thousands of maintenance deferred dams in t...

http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/13/us/oroville-dam-warnings-ignored/index.html Evacuations have been on and off for the areas near the emergency spillway for the Oroville dam in north-central California, the tallest dam in the united states. This is one of the thousands of maintenance deferred dams in t...

Yeah. Those are exactly the demographics you want to target. Big potential for improvement. The groups where you already have everyone...further efforts face harshly diminishing returns. It's much like how the Republicans could do better with minorities. With the right tradeoffs in the right places...

/r/politics is having a field day right now. Some of the more colorful newsbits I found there: Trump pushes investigation into massive voter fraud in California - But no, Jill Stein is crazy to suggest there was voter fraud in the Republican's favor Trump threatens Chicago with Marshall law, via TWI...

2016 was the low point for the worldwide left, I think. This is as low as you can get; the good news is that means you can only go up. I expect 2017 will be the year when Brexit fantasies crash into the earth, when Trump is eaten alive by public opinion, and so on. The last recession was 2008. We're...

A bit late but Depends what you get a job in. If it's a STEM or Finance field, you damn well will see algebra constantly. It will even make its way to some of the Humanities, especially Music. I'm talking about knowledge like being able to integrate/differentiate an equation by hand. To me these see...

If you're getting your news from CNN or Fox you need to turn off your TV. I read the NY Times and the WPo and the BBC. None have been too far over the top. May WPo needs to relax bit. I had to edit my statement because: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/10/us/politics/donald-trump-russia-intelligence...

Which is a straw man. You're saying liberals want to mass murder people they disagree with. The guy you quoted is obviously joking, trolling, or crazy. And he proves the claim that was made. Try the fuck harder. the most extreme, insane views to everyone you disagree with (i.e. “liberals”) Nope, on...

You said Once again, typical modern liberal. Silence dissent (in your case through the use of guns**), because free discourse is just too hard. Which is a straw man. You're saying liberals want to mass murder people they disagree with. The guy you quoted is obviously joking, trolling, or crazy. It's...

Stargazer71 wrote:Demolishing straw men sure is fun, because if you believe that Trump supporters want to take away your life, then you are fighting an ideological battle that exists solely within your own mind.

Check out this kid, saying other people are using strawmen. The irony is enough to shatter reality.

A serial cat killer is on the loose in London. I'd make a Jack the Ripper pun but this is too morbid. The sick bastard deserves to be locked up for life. I never understand this particular response to animal cruelty. Almost everybody in the western world tortures animals for fun every day. We call ...

The only thing that will stop the killing will be a winner. If that is the Syrian regime, so be it. This argument is fallacious because it implies Assad offers peace and stability. Let me put aside moral concerns over supporting a murderous and tyrannical regime for more utilitarian arguments: 1. A...

No, it's definitely Shadowrun: * Everything is breaking down right as the end of the kali yuga approaches in 2025 * Everyone magically inclined I know is going crazy right now * Meme magick just elected a president * Native Americans are super visible right now antagonizing the future dictatorial r...

This was a candidate who has a history of helping create (e.g. Iraq, the war she voted for) Oh, that's rich, blaming the democrats for Iraq. Yes, Clinton voted for the Iraq War, as did the vast majority of the establishment and 47-60% of the American population , including a certain small-handed hu...

It was a virtual certainty that a Hillary Clinton administration would lead to causing violent anarchy in distant countries in order to enrich certain corporations. By the standards you have of Donald Trump's voters, what does that say about you as a person, if you voted for her? http://i0.kym-cdn....

You fail to understand how an act that would make it illegal to burn the flag is relevant to Trump's proposal to make it illegal to burn the flag? Thank you for demonstrating my point. I fail to see why a previous proposal for this Bad Thing(tm) justifies has any relation to peoples "heads exp...

I wonder what these self-proclaimed activists would do if someone showed them the Flag Protection Act of 2005 and, more to the point, show them who it was sponsored by... Would they try to deny that it was real? Would they try to spin it somehow? Or would their pointy little heads just explode? I f...

I'm getting swamped with Godwins, and now strawman Then three lines under It's impossible to argue against inaccurate criticism of Trump in this forum without being accused of wanting to launch the clown-elect into sainthood or shield him from deserved criticism. Look at that glass house you've got...

Not really? In what way is being xenophobic to Italians or Poles as an Irish American remotely racist? The Mexican judge he was criticizing was white. http://www.newswithviews.com/NWV-News/Images/judge-gonzalo-curiel.jpg Gonzalo Curiel. Trump didn't mention a specific ban against mestizos or mulatt...

But the “Democratic” party rigged its primary, and now we all face the consequences. The primary wasn't rigged. It was tilted in Clintons favor, for sure, but at the end of the day she won the nomination because more people picked her. Clinton and the establishment DNC make for convenient scapegoat...

Saying a judge is not fit because of perceived nationality is not racist, and neither is hostility to muslims. That's xenophobia, and the label fits him. But people don't use xenophobe because it doesn't poison the well like the nuclear label of racist does. Racist sticks far more easily and you mi...

NYTimes: Vice President-Elect Pence to Take Over Trump Transition Effort Pence replaces Chris Christie. I just realized that I was in full kremlnology mode reading the headline, trying to infer if this means anything. Couldn't come up with anything. edit. Also missed that Peter Thiel has been named...

What makes ME angriest is that this rewarded Republicans for their years long scummy behavior, especially throwing a tantrum and refusing to acknowledge the Supreme Court pick. Hard to believe in karma when this crap happens.

Racism might well be a factor, probably is one. But frankly, I think the biggest reason he won is that people are sick of what's happening with the US government. There are a whole lot of people out there who no longer believe that their government represents them anymore, or even cares to. Yes, wh...

Okay, guys, it was funny at first, but now the joke's getting old. There's no way Trump can become president of the world's premier superpower. Right? Right? I wouldn't lose any sleep over it. Trump has a mouth. He will trip over it sooner or later. However I assume it would supercharge the Democra...